What You Need to Know

• Lex Machina released its new employment litigation report in August covering federal district and appellate courts.
• Federal district courts awarded over $1.17 billion in damages in just over 1,000 cases—the largest damage amount in a decade.
• In federal appellate courts, appellants won less than 15%, appellees were victorious over 50%, settlements reached 15%, and procedural resolutions represented the remainder.

New intelligence from Lex Machina provides employment litigators with a competitive edge as to who to pursue as a client, whether to file a motion, or the best time to settle, according to the author who penned the report.

Gregory Brumfield, the author of Lex Machina’s Employment Litigation Report 2022, revealed that in 2021, federal courts awarded approximately $1.17 billion in damages in just over 1,000 cases—the largest damage amount in a decade. Still, Brumfield was most surprised of how COVID-19 continued to shape employment litigation and the cases plaintiffs filed.

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